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ZERO PROOF: PINK JEANS by Trudy Steier, Savoy Taproom
For The Dishing’s ZERO PROOF cocktail series, Trudy Steier (Savoy Taproom) reworks their signature Pink Jeans.
ZERO PROOF: APPLE WAGON by Tom Blassman, Allen St. Pub
For The Dishing’s ZERO PROOF cocktail series, Tom Blassman (Allen Street Pub) serves up the Apple Wagon, an on-the-wagon apple cider mule.
ZERO PROOF: PERIWINKLE POM by Andrew Patterson, Milas
For The Dishing’s DRINK THIS non-alcoholic cocktail series, Andrew Patterson stirs up an aromatic Periwinkle Pom to make at home.
ZERO PROOF: TEN I SEE by Keshonn Hatcher
For The Dishing’s DRINK THIS non-alcoholic cocktail series, Keshonn Hatcher serves up a spicy spin on a No-groni.
GUEST SHIFT: ANTON KINLOCH, Lone Wolf, Kingston
Anton Kinloch, owner-bar director of Lone Wolf in Kingston, talks tiki, hospitality, industry education + his recent Bar Star Award.
TASTE: CHAWABUNGA, Milas
For The Dishing’s TINY Talk: Wanderlust, Milas Bar Director Andrew Patterson tapped into his SouthEast Asian travels to craft the Thai curry-inspired Chawabunga.
TASTE: O.G. TROPICAL TZATZIKI, Milas, Schenectady
For The Dishing’s TINY Talk, Milas’ Bar Director Andrew Patterson revisited the O.G. clarified Tropical Tzatziki that became the basis of Milas’ signature cocktail.
TASTE: PANDA PANDA, Milas
For The Dishing’s TINY Talk: Wanderlust, Milas’ Bar Director Andrew Patterson tapped SouthEast Asian travel to craft the Pandan sticky rice-inspired Panda Panda.
GUEST SHIFT: SARAH “YAZA” GOLDSTEIN, Sorry Charlie, Kingston
Sarah “Yaza” Goldstein, bar manager of Sorry Charlie in Kingston, talks road trips, making Kingston home, pickle brine + being a “Pizza Shepherd.”
TASTE: CORNICHON MARTINI at Sorry Charlie, Kingston
Combining two of the world's most delicious things: pickles + martinis. The Cornichon Martini at Sorry Charlie, Kingston. Say no more.
GUEST SHIFT: SHA BHATTI
Sha Bhatti, bar director + GM at The Golden Monkey Lounge in Glens Falls, talks Pakistani spice inspiration, zero-proof cocktails and global bar collabs.
TASTE: TEMPERED TIDES at The Golden Monkey Lounge
Taking inspiration from a classic clarified milk punch, Sha Bhatti delivers a clarified toasted pina colada in both boozy and non-alc form.
COCKTAILS FOR DARK TIMES Mixologist Madeline Dillon solves our problems
Mixologist Madeline Dillon solves our problems with two Cocktails for Dark Times.
GUEST SHIFT: TRUDY STEIER, Savoy Taproom/The Copper Crow
Trudy Steier, bar director at Savoy Taproom on Lark Street + The Copper Crow in Albany’s Warehouse District talks teaching, travel, and building cocktail menus around movie titles + album tracks.
TASTE: BE QUICK OR BE DEAD
Cilantro + Green Chartreuse — the combo we didn’t know we needed is the vibrant core of Trudy Steier’s (potentially divisive) riff on a Naked & Famous.
GUEST SHIFT: ANDREW PATTERSON, Milas
Andrew Patterson, mixologist + bar director at Milas in Schenectady talks travel, dive bars, his favorite 90-year pub + finding culinary inspiration in the kitchen.
TASTE: SMOKE ON THE WATER 2.0
Andrew Patterson’s Smoke on the Water 2.0 lies somewhere between a Last Word and Naked & Famous making it feel like an instant classic.
TASTE: STUCK IN A JAM
Taking taste memories of a PBJ and satay from his travels in Thailand, Andrew Patterson serves up the eclectic, sweet-savory Stuck In A Jam.
GUEST SHIFT: BRENT HUNTER, 353
Brent Hunter, bartender + owner of 353 in Troy, talks hospitality, ice as an ingredient + custom building his bar from scratch.
TASTE: APPLE BOTTOMS UP
Leaning into fall apple picking, Brent Hunter’s Apple Bottoms Up is clearly an apple crisp in a glass at 353 in Troy.